Wednesday, 9 April 2008

I came across this delicious cake on Brenda’s blog, Tea and Wheaten Bread (a beautiful blog and worth visiting) and I knew there and then that this would be a cake my family would love and enjoy, especially my son who adores the chocolate/orange combination. The recipe is from How to be a Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson, a book I have but for some reason never remember seeing the recipe, or maybe I did, there are so many wonderful recipes in the book. I have to say this was one of the easiest and quickest cakes to date, everything is just thrown together. This is a gorgeous light and moist cake, and the orange comes through delightfully against the chocolate.

Store Cupboard Chocolate Orange Cake

Ingredients:125g of unsalted butter100g of dark chocolate300g of good quality orange marmalade150g of sugara pinch of salt2 large eggs150g of self-rising flour

Melt the butter slowly in a heavy-bottom saucepan. When it's almost melted, add chocolate pieces, stir and take off the heat. Stir with a wooden spoon, until chocolate has melted. Add the marmalade, sugar, salt and eggs. Stir thoroughly (it's okay to leave small visible chunks of marmalade in the batter). Add sifted flour, stir and pour into a buttered and floured 20-22 cm loose bottomed cake tin or 2lb loaf tin. Bake at 180˚C/350.F/Gas 4 oven for 45-50 minutes, until the cake has set (test with a knife or wooden stick). Leave to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack. Once cooled dust with a layer of icing sugar.

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hello i'm April just come across today on ur bog form airy fairy's, i am from Cebu in the Philippines, i just couldn't stop reading ur entries i do so enjoy cooking too...keep up the good work...!my husband is from the UK and he is coming home in here for Xmas, also our first wedding anniversary on the 7th Dec, i would like to surprise him.would just like to know can i use cake flour for this? if so what is the ratio? ur reply is very much appreciated, thank u in advance.:)

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My name is Maria and reside in Surrey, UK. I'm a full time domestic goddess (thanks to my hard working hubby), wife and mother (I love my work). I'm also a nannie to my beautiful grandson called Ollie, who I just love to bits! My other babies are my 2 beautiful but spoilt kitties, Madison and Coco. My passion is cooking and baking and my kitchen is my sanctuary. I love being able to share my love and joy of food with my family, friends and fellow foodie bloggers. I confess to having a "slight" amazon addiction and love to browse and buy beautiful cookbooks and own over 200 cookbooks, a collection which grows regularly!